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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
3350
3350
3350
3350
3450
3300
6100
5950
5200
km/h
20
S
20
SSE
35
S
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ESE
0
SW
0
ESE
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
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Snowflake cm
—
3
6
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
-1
-6
-2
0
-3
1
4
0
4
6
2
4
5
1
min °C
-1
-1
-4
-7
-5
-1
-5
-3
2
-1
0
4
0
1
3
-1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-7
-13
-10
-5
-10
-6
1
-1
0
3
-2
1
0
-1
Freezing level m
3600
3550
3500
2750
2800
3650
2850
3200
4250
3700
3750
4500
3900
3800
4450
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-3-7-4-1-4-13-1251340442-315-148471067104
Sunrise
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7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
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—
Sunset
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—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:25
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—
6:24
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
39 km N
2330m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
41 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
48 km SE
2826m alt.
40 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 88).
2
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 156).
10
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
70 km SE
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 220 degs)
(19 kph at 190).
0.0 km
High: broken
72 km E
2398m alt.
34 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.